Fashion gets physical in at the Fashion V Sport exhibit in London

From sneakerheads collecting limited edition shoes to Stella McCartney designing for Adidas to soccer player David James modeling for Armani, high fashion and sportswear are enjoying an unprecedented relationship. This bond is explored in the exhibit Fashion V Sport, which opens Tuesday at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Through design drawings, photographs, film, and 60 outfits, the exhibit analyzes the ways in which sportswear has become more fashionable—and how high fashion has become influenced by athletic details. Although reworked sports staples from designers like Dries van Noten and Sonia Rykiel are fascinating, it's the photographs of obsessive collectors surrounded by hundreds of pristine shoes and limited-edition tracksuits worth thousands of dollars that really make an impact. The show proves that, at its core, shopping is truly a sport.